Supporting device for telephones



July 12, 1932. N p LARSEN 1,867,271

SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR TELEPHONES Filed June 5, 192s atented July v12, 1932 UNITED STATES APisxriaN'r OFFICE NEIL IE.l LARSEN', OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN COACH @o BODY CO., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION F OHIO SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR TELEPHONES Application led June 5,

rlhis invention relates to a device adapted.

a support for the telephones which are to be installed and in some instances trou hs are.

provided which are adapted to receive the telephones. During transportation from one locality to another, the truck is subjected w to shocks and jars which are transmitted to the telephones within the repair truck, and as a result the telephones are bumped around in such a manner that the enameled surfaces thereof become marred and disfigured. It' a0 has been found that customers or telephone telephones before they may be installed.l

This incurs considerable expense to the telephone companies, as well as loss of time, and it is. therefore, an object of the present invention to overcome the objections above revention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the telephone supporting device,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed view of 192s. serial no. 283,111.

Figure 4 is an enlarged lfragmentary topplan view of the tele hone supportin device. In the drawing, t e repair truck includes a compartment 10 enclosed by a bottom 11,

side panels 12 and top plate 13, all formed preferably of stamped sheet metal and securely joined together to provide a rigid construction, theA details of which do not enter into the present invention.

The compartment 10 is provided at its rear with a pair of doors 14, pivotally connected -to the sides 12 by suitable hinges, and adaptc to close the interior of the compartment The enclosure for the compartment 10 is supported upon the chassis of the motor vehicle and suitably secured thereto, the parts of the motor vehicle illustrated in the present instance being the cab 15, rear fenders 16 and rear wheels 17, although it should be understood that the enclosure for the compartment 10 may be employed in connection with any suitable conveyance or repair kit.

The compartment 10 is divided longitudinally b'y a central partition 18, connected in any suitable manner to the bottom 11 and the top 13. The compartment to the right of the central partition 18, as illustrated in Fig. 1, is adapted to receive a plurality ofslidable previously stated, this metal support 23 is ferred t0. drawers 19, while the comp''tment to the left 90 Another objectof the invention is to proof the central partition 18 is adapted to revide a support for the telephones with resili- CeiVe hef telephOIleS 20 and the telephOn ent means adapted to cooperate with the bases bOXeS 21- The telephone bOXeS 21 may be supof the telephones to thereby prevent ,any apported upon a plurality of horizontally eX- preciable relative movement between the teletending runners 22 bolted, or otherwise se- B5 phones and their supporting` bases. cured to the inner surfaces of the central With the objects above indicated, and other POIti0n 18 and one 0f the Sides 12, extending objects hereinafter explained in view, the inthe enfflre depth of the COmpartment S0 as vention consists in the construction and com- O receive any deSlIed` number 0f telephone bination of elements hereinafter described bOXeS 2L 9 and claimed. The telephones 20 are supported upon a. In the drawing: v p horizontally extending metal support 23 ex Figure 1 is a rear view 100k-ing into the tending between the central partition 1.8 and compartment of a telephone repair truck, the side 12, as shown in Fig. 1, and suitably disclosing the application of the present insecured by bolts or other means thereto. As 95 adapted to support the telephones 20, and in some instances channels are provided which are adapted to receive the telephones 20 so the supporting device in elevation, and as to keep them in alignment. However, as 10 i the repair truck passes over rough pavements` the telephones 20 are subjected to knocks whichcause them to be thrown into Contact with each other, and as a result the enameled surfaces are marred or disgured.

To overcome the disadvanta e set forth there are provided a plurality o spaced longitudinally extending strips 24, as clearly illustrated in the drawing, and preferably of wood, spaced sufficiently apart to receive therebetween the base 25 of the telephone 20. Extending laterally upon opposite sides of the stripk 24 are non-metallic members 26, preferably of felt or other suitable material, the outer edges of which are adapted to engage with the base 25 of the telephone 20. These members 26 being of non-metallic material will, therefore, not mar or disigure the enameledv surfaces of the telephone 20.

It is desirable to prevent relative movement of the telephones with respect to each other and with respect to the metal support 23, which is ordinarily caused by the )olts encountered in passing over rough streets or pavements and, in the present instance, there is provided longitudinally extending resilient or spring strips 27 disposed upon the upper surface of the non-metallic members 26 and extending laterally to near the outer edges of the non-metallic members 26. The resilient strips 27, the non-metallic members 26 and the strips 24 are securely clamped together and secured to the metal support 23 by bolts 28 which are suitably held in position upon the metal support 23 by nuts 29. The space between the upper surface of the metallic support 23 and the under surfaces of the non-metallic members 26 should be slightly less than the height of the base 25 of the telephone 20 at that point with which the base 25 engages with the non-metallic members 26, so that the base 25 in being inserted between the metal support 23 and the nonmetallic members 26 should have a forced t and the resiliency in the strip 27 should be suilicient to create sucient force to maintain the base 25 in engagement with the metal support 23.

It will be noted that the metal support 23 is here illustrated as being adapted to receive three rows of telephones 2l), but it should be understood that any number of rows may be employed depending upon the needs. It is also preferable that the strip 24:, the nonmetallic members 26 and the resilient strip 27 extend throughout the depth of the compartment 10, although this arrangement may also be modified to meet the requirements.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated and described it should be understood that l am not to be limited thereto inasmuch as the use of the invention is contemplated in connection with other than telephone repair trucks as defined in the appended claim.

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NEE P. SEN.

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